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KZ- Kids Zone
TT- Telling Tales
AGB- Art Gallery of Burlington
ST- Storytelling Tent
Orange Star – Hamilton Public Library
M- Magic Tent- Pink Star
1:30 & 3 pm “Magic Mike Magic Show”
C- Community Tent
First Aid located at Info Tent
Artists Below! (Work in Progress May 2025)
Tent 1: The Creative Parents
Tent 2: Anitha Rao-Robinson
Tent 3: Luisa Posca
Tent 4: Paper Craft Kits
Tent 5: Deepa Krishnan
Tent 6: Leah Walker
Tent 7: Music Together Hamilton
Tent 8: Amy Growling
Tent 9: LVW Creative Barracks
Tent 10: Storyay
Tent 11: Fortunee Shugar
Tent 12: Nancy Lalicon
Tent 13: Good Fairy Art
Tent 14: Vassi Rombis
Tent 15: Rocio Conde
Tent 16: Melania Pawliw
Tent 17:Hamilton Music Collective
Tent 18: Sheldon Davidson
Tent 19: Learning With Lexi
Tent 20: Dear Mommy
Tent 21: Aleah Henry Art
Tent 22: Art Gallery of Burlington
Tent 23: Telling Tales
2025 Artists & Authors:
Meet our amazing line up for 2025! Workshops are subject to change based on supply availability, but there will be something inspiring to the imagination all day no matter what!
New Additions:
– Storytelling Tent: Get cozy with our authors while they read from one of their books! Perfect for those looking for a little more quiet time. A new author will be presenting every 45 minutes.
– Artist Market & Family Resource Fair: Get in touch with more local artists and arts-related businesses, as well as connect with companies that provide services for families in the Hamilton area.
Imagine Socials:
Thank You Cards
This is a creative workshop where children will learn how to design and make their very own thank you cards! In this hands-on session, each child will receive a blank paper to fold into a card.
Being thankful helps children develop empathy and kindness by encouraging them to recognize and appreciate the good things in their lives. When they express gratitude, they not only strengthen relationships with others, but also build a positive mindset that fosters happiness and a sense of connection. Learning to say “thank you” through creative activities, like making cards, gives children a meaningful way to practice and share their appreciation.
Plant Booth
Learn about some of the easy-to-grow tea plants, how to cultivate and use them in our lives. You will meet a new plant friend to take home*, and additionally, you’ll learn about resources in the community, like how to learn to garden, a seed library, and more.
*Limited to supply.
Sari Sisters
Experience the story about the tight-knit bond between sisters as they navigate adolescent milestones and the beauty of updating traditional customs for a modern audience.
Participants use pre-cut fabric pieces to make their own saris like the main character in the story to wear when they learn a simple three-step Bhangra dance. Children draw a picture/write a paragraph about their favourite family tradition which will be added to a large poster board to create a mural/collage. Children colour a picture of Kayra to create their own version of Kayra’s sari – they can take this home.
Meet me at the Story Telling Tent: 11:15am!
Available for Library & School Author visits.
Paper Quilling Bookmarks
Kids will learn the fascinating art of rolling, shaping, and gluing paper strips into beautiful designs.
During this hands-on experience, children will: – Learn basic quilling techniques such as rolling and shaping paper strips. – Create a variety of basic quilling shapes like tight coils, loose coils and raindrop shapes. – Design and create their own unique paper quilling bookmark to take home.
Dear Mommy
I will begin by reading my first published book – Shawn’s What If’s. Following the book reading, we will integrate some mindful anxiety strategies such as deep breathing and box breathing. I always integrate movement breaks such a group dancing. Following this, I have several workbooks that will be provided to each of the children ( they can take them home ). It discusses what It means to be brave, what we can do to be brave and what does being nervous mean.
Meet me at the Story Telling Tent: 2:15pm!
Nature Sun Catchers
Children of all ages will create beautiful, and colourful nature sun catchers. The materials, consist of colourful tissue papers, leaves, feathers, flowers, stars etc. They will be applied to contact paper and then covered with another sheet of contact paper. With a hole punched and a string attached, they will be ready to hang!
Bread Types
Bread types is a lively and imaginative workshop where we’ll bring bread to life through the enchanting art of bread design! This hands-on experience invites children to unleash their creativity as they transform different types of bread into playful, magical still life. In this guided session, kids will learn how to turn baguettes, buns, and rolls into charming still life. They’ll be encouraged to experiment with various bread shapes, colors, and textures—embarking on a journey where bread isn’t just food, but a canvas for their imagination. Let’s knead, shape, and create some deliciously fun art together!
Songwriting Workshop, or a Drum Circle
Kids ages 10 and under can partake in interactive group songwriting to learn the creative process and collaboration skills. In a drum circle, kids work together on gross motor skills, impulse control, healthy self-expression, and self-regulation.
Clay Seed Bombs with native southern Ontario seeds.
Build your own clay seed bomb filled with seeds to plant later!
Boredom Bags
In our exciting “Boredom Bags” workshop, we’ll be helping young creators turn an ordinary paper bag into an extraordinary boredom-busting toolkit! This hands-on activity is all about sparking imagination and transforming downtime into fun-filled adventures.
Meet us at the Bandshell at 10:30am for a fun, silly time!
CENTRE “FRANCAIS”TATISTIQUE
Explore en français! Luisa will guide participants through songs and dance to popular french children’s songs.
Solar Printing with Cyanotypes
Learn a historical photography process and create your own photo with the magic of solar power (the sun)! A new addition this year is that we will be experimenting with a wet process involving… bubbles!
Melania Pawliw
Learn the basics of popular dance forms like ballet! Perfect for little ones to see if they would like to continue learning traditional dance types.
Interactive Music Class
We welcome families with children birth – age 8 to join us for an interactive music class! We will sing, dance and play instruments a cappella and with original recorded music!
Crepe Paper Sculptures
Children will be able to create their own crepe paper flower, which will be wrapped up like a bouquet after completing. This workshop is very popular each year, and may run on a first-come first-served basis one workshop ahead if the current workshop is full. Volunteers at the tent may have tickets available for upcoming workshops throughout the day.
Find can also find me at TBG on June 29, 2025 for a Paper Rose workshop!
Paper Craft Kits
Children will be able to pick from 3-4 different paper craft kits. All materials will be provided to complete a craft to take home. They will be puppets or crafts to engage in creative play!
Flemenco Dance
Discover the beautiful art of Flamenco. Stomp your feet as you learn about this powerful and fun dance form. Learn to perform flamenco footwork, move your hands, and practice flamenco rhythms and hand-clapping in this interactive workshop. Children will put all their learning into practice with a fun choreography at the end of the workshop. Learners will play with flamenco fans, castanets, and flamenco shawls.
DIY Temporary Tattoos
Children of all ages will be able to create their own temporary tattoos, children would be given a blank piece of paper with markers to create their own designs, which will then be printed onto “temporary tattoo” grade paper for them to be able to wear their own art or be able to offer their tattoo to a parent/caregiver ect.
Group Storywriting
This is a storytelling workshop where kids will work together with their tablemates to create their own stories. Each child at the table will get a piece of blank paper and a specific task. They will then need to draw something based on the category they receive. Examples of categories include location, hero, villain, magical item, animal friend, and mythical creature. But there will be different genres available and tables will have the option to choose what genre they want to do. Kids will get a few minutes to complete their drawings based on what they’ve been assigned then we will guide them through the story-creation process with an example of a story that’s been created by the same formula.
Meet me at the Storytelling Tent at 3:00pm for a reading!
Build Your Wings and Fly
We will have prepared cardboard cutouts of different wing-like flying devices (butterfly, bird, dragon, jetpack etc.) with string to attach around the arms so that kids could wear them on their backs. Kids and parents will decorate them to showcase their creativity and gain a fun craft to role play with by the end.
Magic Pictures
Children will use their imagination to create a colorful picture that they can take away with them. Each child will receive a black piece of scratch paper (rainbow colours are hidden beneath), and as they ‘scratch’ away, a colourful picture will emerge. The idea of magic will be referenced after our discussion using my book Luna the Little Witch – The True Colors of Friendship.
Meet me at the Storytelling Tent at 1:30pm for a reading!
Performances:
Friday June 6
Pete & Anna Music – 5pm
This musical show, is perfect for ages 2-10, & celebrates the urban natural wonders right around us! The themed music of this show is an inspiring and powerful blend of original songs and our arrangements of popular covers. It takes children on a discovery tour of amazing wildlife which is often seemingly invisible but lives among us in our local parks and even our backyards! Song topics include city birds, caterpillars, migration, turtles & frogs, mischievous animals grazing on your garden plants, and what to do about a spider in the bathtub!
Join us at the Bandshell at 5pm!
Onome Ako – 6pm
Presented by Telling Tales, join author Onome Ako for a reading of their story and fun-filled activities.
Join us at the Bandshell at 6pm!
Noise Pollution Rock School – 7pm
Enjoy some rock music for kids! Audience participation will be highly encouraged!
Join us at the Bandshell at 7pm!
Saturday June 7
Learning With Lexi – 10:30am
Dance, wiggle, sing and laugh with us and the always energetic Learning With Lexi crew!
Join us at the Bandshell bright and early at 10:30am!
Lexy The Rap Dad – 11:20am
Everybody’s favourite rapper! We get kids up and dancing with songs from our chart-topping Rap-a-Long albums! Each song has a simple dance routine we teach the children to get them engaged and moving!
Join us at the Bandshell at 11:20am!
Jake In The Box – 12:25 pm
The Jake in the Box show is a juggling show suitable for all ages, and features comedy, engaging crowd work, hat tricks, impressive club juggling, wielding razor-sharp knives, and an even sharper wit! The show culminates in a precariously balanced knife juggling finale!
Join us at the Bandshell at 12:25 pm!
Enchantment Theatre – 1:30 pm
You know the story; but you haven’t experienced it like this before! It’s an interactive musical with live instruments and audience participation. It includes four actors and one musician. It reimagines the fairytale and includes dancing, puppets, and more!
Join us at the Bandshell at 1:30 pm!
Mystic Drumz – 2:35 pm
The Legend of Marshmallow Island
Join Larry the Frog and his friends as they search for the legendary Marshmallow Island and its famous dance party. Featuring instruments like the Nigerian Talking Drum, Brazilian Quica, Chinese Gongs, and more!
Join us at the Bandshell at 2:35 pm!
Mr.Ben’s Music – 3:40 pm
Join Mr.Ben and his friends for a musical adventure to close out our day at Imagine In The Park!
Join us at the Bandshell at 3:40 pm!
Even more imagination:
NEW THIS YEAR!
You can listen to the stories written by the authors joining us this year! The festival gets so busy, that they are often just running workshops related to their books- and don’t have enough time for you to fully experience them! So now, you can listen to the stories- then join them in their tents for a workshop! Each author will be in the Storytelling Tent for 30 minutes!
Books by these authors are available to purchase in the Storytelling Tent.
Our friends at Telling Tales will also be joining us with two authors from their 2025 Selection!
Hamilton Public Library is returning to Imagine in the Park again this year, with our Bookmobile! In addition to providing traditional bookmobile services (browsing the collection of library materials on the bus, receiving a library card, etc.), they are also offering arts-based programming every 30 minutes.
Quilted Paper Landscape
A collaborative collage project with individual works available to bring home.
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